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Why my text to another iPhone user is not blue

Why my background color is not blue

iPhone 12

Posted on Jan 25, 2023 11:33 PM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2023 11:54 PM

Because they may not be logged into or otherwise be configured to use iMessage.


In that case your messages will use SMS and will be green.

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Why my text to another iPhone user is not blue

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